There is a wall of shoes, suitcases stacked, clothes scattered everywhere, and our phones charging. We’re running out of time. Certain outfits then decide they hate us and will not pull up, push down and adhere to our bodies. Then the zen takes over. I have a flash of all the memories from the past few days and remember, “you are at fashion week, just go with it.” Why in the world do I need to stress when the whole thing is out of my control anyway? I don’t need any more gray hairs… Whenever I am about to travel, I stress and plan almost every minute of every day in order to give myself the greatest experience. So much so that I forget the over all purpose is to live in the moment I am given and to make the best out of it. To enjoy it for what

East meets west. Elegance meets feminism. Bibhu Mohapatra is looking to the past to help women secure the future as we map out our struggles and turn them into our strengths. Bibhu Mohapatra has understood struggle this past year, as reported by Vogue, filing bankruptcy wasn’t easy but he did it with a strong sense of optimism. “I’m going through a change but my business is stronger than ever.” He saw that going through this major change as a designer was not a set back, it was a way to inspire his next collection. Mohapatra empathizes with the difficulties that women go through, especially when it comes to the comparison between the sexes. A few months back, the designer stumbled across an article on famous women explorers. The designer shared with Vogue, “When we talk about explorers, it’s always male names, but there were so many female explorers from this

Everyone has a dark side. I mean everyone. Whether you like to admit it or not, you have one, and you suppress it constantly because we are afraid of judgement. Namilia was BEGGING to be judged. It pushed the lines of what is hidden in your subconscious. You wanted to scream with excitement with every look that came down that runway, finally someone saw the really raw part of how everyone feels but no one wants to say. These looks were pushing the boundaries of how society perceives celebrity, and politics, it made you uncomfortable but you couldn’t help but look in awe. This was your split personality in your face, unapologetically. RELATED: Freeing Yourself from Judgement in Fashion I think we’re always looking for our true selves, the ones we were before we were told what is socially acceptable. When I was in my early 20’s I had this black

“Every year the women of New York leave the past behind and look forward to the future… this is known as Fashion Week” – Carrie Bradshaw Everyone has their idea on what Fashion Week truly is, but you only get to see bits and pieces via the media. You want the truth? Fashion week is all smoke and mirrors. The people I saw walk through those doors are just like you and me. Some have designer handbags and some don’t, some had perfect hair and makeup and some were sweating from walking God knows how many blocks to make it to the show. Everyone was coming together from all types of backgrounds in order to join in this one moment. Where the rooms stands still for five minutes and you get lost in a story. RELATED: Take Off Your Sunglasses and Put the Phone Down At Misha Collection, the past was